Where does “הינטערווײַלעכץ” come from?

הינטערווײַלעכץ (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish הינטער, from Middle High German hinter, from Old High German hintar, from Proto-West Germanic hinder, from Proto-Germanic hinder — behind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind.

הינטערווײַלעכץ (Yiddish): backward

Definitions

  1. backward

Ancestry of “הינטערווײַלעכץ”, step by step

הינטערווײַלעכץ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish הינטער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishהינטערbehind
2Middle High Germanhinter
3Old High Germanhintarbehind
4Proto-West Germanichinder
5Proto-Germanichinderbehind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind

via Yiddish ווײַל

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishווײַלwhile; since; because; on account of

via Yiddish ־עכץ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־עכץ
Every word from Proto-Germanic hinderEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hinderEvery word from Old High German hintar